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WORLD

Bitter pill: Taliban government shakes up Afghan medicine market

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» KABUL — Afghanistan's decision to overhaul its medicine market was meant to improve quality and boost domestic production, but industry specialists say the swift changes have led to a litany of problems.

WORLD

Myanmar expels East Timor envoy after rights group complaint against junta

Reuters, Published on 16/02/2026

» ​Myanmar has ordered ⁠the ⁠head of East Timor's diplomatic ​mission to leave the country within seven days, state media quoted the foreign ministry ​as saying on Monday, in an ‌escalating row over a criminal complaint filed by a rights group against Myanmar's armed forces.

WORLD

Nepal 'addicted' to the trade in its own people

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» KATHMANDU - Rudra Bahadur Kami returned to Nepal through a back door of Kathmandu airport in a battered coffin after working for more than a decade in Saudi Arabia to feed his family back home.

WORLD

Crowds of black-clad Malaysians protest against anti-graft chief

Published on 16/02/2026

» Hundreds of black-clad Malaysians gathered in the capital on Sunday, calling for the arrest of anti-graft chief Azam Baki after reports alleged he had improper shareholdings and that abuse of power took place in the commission he leads. 

WORLD

Accused Bondi killer Naveed Akram appears in court by video link

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» SYDNEY - Accused Bondi Beach killer Naveed Akram appeared in an Australian court via video link Monday, in his first public hearing since the nation's worst mass shooting in nearly three decades.

WORLD

Rubio visits Trump's 'friend' Orban ahead of Hungary polls

AFP, Published on 16/02/2026

» BUDAPEST — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has arrived in Hungary for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban Monday, ahead of elections where the nationalist leader faces a significant challenge from the opposition.

BUSINESS

Customs mulls duty hike on luxury goods

Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/02/2026

» The Customs Department is considering raising import duties on luxury goods to increase government revenue.

BUSINESS

Rethinking the central bank's role

Business, Published on 16/02/2026

» With Thai economic growth this year expected to sink to its weakest level in a decade, excluding the pandemic shock, Bank of Thailand governor Vitai Ratanakorn recently signalled a possible shift in the central bank's role, seeking more active engagement with problems in the real economy.

THAILAND

Hospital funds squeeze weighs on minister

News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 16/02/2026

» A deepening liquidity crisis among state hospitals has intensified pressure on the new Public Health Minister to overhaul the universal healthcare system, as medical groups warn that financial instability is spreading across the country's public health network.

THAILAND

People's Party still has a chance to thrive

News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 16/02/2026

» The People's Party (PP) is facing hard questions about its political future after falling far short of expectations in the Feb 8 general election, securing only 118 seats -- well below its target of more than 200.